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寝る

ねる

to sleep, to go to bed

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Examples

  1. 十一時に寝ます。

    じゅういちじにねます。

    I go to bed at eleven.

  2. 昨日は早く寝ました。

    きのうははやくねました。

    I went to bed early yesterday.

  3. 子どもはもう寝ています。

    こどもはもうねています。

    The child is already asleep.

Common patterns

早く寝る
go to bed early
よく寝る
sleep well
ベッドで寝る
sleep in a bed

Memory tip

寝る covers both lying down to sleep and being asleep; its opposite is 起きる (to get up).

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